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A rat-catcher: 30.I.11-68

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A rat-catcher
Beggars and low-life figures

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Vliet, Jan van

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Transferred (1876) by Cambridge University Library

Dating

1630s
Production date: AD 1632

School or Style

Dutch

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 30.I.11-68
Primary reference Number: 129901
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 80 II/VI
Bartsch: 80
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025 Last processed: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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